Ja-Da - Original - Johnny & The Hurricanes

You’ve heard all about your raggy melody

Everything from opera down to harmony

But I’ve a little song that I will sing to you

It’s gonna win you through and through

There ain’t much to the words but the music is grand

And you’ll be a-singing it to beat the band

You’ve heard of the tisket and tasket, it’s true

But give a little listen to this, will you?

Ja-da, ja-da, ja-da, ja-da, jing, jing, jing

Ja-da, ja-da, ja-da, ja-da, jing, jing, jing

That’s a funny little bit of melody

It’s so soothing and appealing to me

It goes ja-da, ja-da, ja-da, ja-da, jing, jing, jing

Our bands have been digging back for tunes to be sung

Operas and nursery rhymes have been overdone

I dug a little deeper and I found this thing

It’s ragtime but it still can swing

It ain’t a turkey trot or a shimmy one step

But when grandma danced to it, she thought she was hep

It still is a ditty, I’m sure you will find

Will keep a-runnin' 'round and 'round your mind

Ja-da, ja-da, ja-da, ja-da, jing, jing, jing

Ja-da, ja-da, ja-da, ja-da, jing, jing, jing

That’s a funny little bit of melody

It’s so soothing and appealing to me

It goes ja-da, ja-da, ja-da, ja-da, jing, jing, jing